EUAN NORRIS is set for a stint in the spotlight this Saturday at Pittodrie as the first official to face the public since last week's strike.

EUAN NORRIS is set for a stint in the spotlight this Saturday at Pittodrie as the first official to face the public since last week's strike.

With Celtic's trip north kicking off at noon the 33-year-old will be the first of the whistlers who withdrew their labour to face what many predict will be a hostile public reaction to their actions.

And with Celtic having been at the centre of the ref controversy, Norris's handling of the Parkhead side's trip to the north east is sure to be under the microscope following the referees' calls for a new respect to be shown towards them.

Willie Collum, criticised for awarding Rangers star Kirk Broadfoot a penalty in the Old Firm derby in October, is in charge of the league leaders' clash with Hearts at Ibrox.